More than 30,000 marijuana plants have been eradicated since July, when Riverside County began enforcing its new ban on marijuana cultivation. Sheriff’s and code enforcement teams have responded to more than 500 marijuana grows, the vast majority in two supervisorial districts in western Riverside County.

The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 11 and 12) in Indio at the Date Festival Fairgrounds. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents.